Definitions for queryˈkwɪər i, ˈkwɛr i

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

que•ryˈkwɪər i, ˈkwɛr i(n.)(pl.)-ries

(n.)a question; an inquiry.
mental reservation; doubt.
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Ref: question mark (def. 1). 1
(v.t.)to put as a question.
to question as doubtful or obscure:
to query a statement.
to mark with a question mark.
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to ask questions of.

Origin of query:

1625–35; alter. (cf. -y3) of earlier quere < L quaerequaere

que′ry•ing•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation(verb)
an instance of questioning
"there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"
question, query(verb)
pose a question

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

query(noun)ˈkwɪər i, ˈkwɛr i
a question
I have a query about the arrangements for the trip.
query(verb)ˈkwɪər i, ˈkwɛr i
to question sb or sth
He queried the need for spending so much money.

Wiktionary

query(Noun)
A question or inquiry.
The teacher answered the student's query concerning biosynthesis.
query(Noun)
A question mark.
query(Noun)
A set of instructions passed to a database.
The database admin switched on query logging for debugging purposes.
query(Verb)
To ask, inquire.
query(Verb)
To ask a question.
query(Verb)
To question or call into doubt.
query(Verb)
To pass a query to a database to retrieve information.

Origin: An anglicisation of quere, an obsolete variant form of quaere, second-person singular present active imperative of quaero. Compare question.

Webster Dictionary

Query(noun)
a question; an inquiry to be answered or solved
Query(noun)
a question in the mind; a doubt; as, I have a query about his sincerity
Query(noun)
an interrogation point [?] as the sign of a question or a doubt
Query(verb)
to ask questions; to make inquiry
Query(verb)
to have a doubt; as, I query if he is right
Query(verb)
to put questions about; to elicit by questioning; to inquire into; as, to query the items or the amount; to query the motive or the fact
Query(verb)
to address questions to; to examine by questions
Query(verb)
to doubt of; to regard with incredulity
Query(verb)
to write " query" (qu., qy., or ?) against, as a doubtful spelling, or sense, in a proof. See Quaere